{"product_id":"across-the-moscow-river-the-world-turned-upside-down-paperback","title":"Across the Moscow River: The World Turned Upside Down - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodric Braithwaite\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRodric Braithwaite was British ambassador to Moscow during the critical years of \u003ci\u003eperestroika\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe collapse of the Soviet Union, the failed coup of August 1991, and the rise of Boris Yeltsin. With his long experience of Russia, on good personal terms with Mikhail Gorbachev, he was in a privileged position close to the center of Russia's changing relationship with the West. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis frank and engrossing book gives an intimate account of momentous change and the people who drove it. As the Soviet Empire fell apart a demoralized army crept home from Afghanistan, Eastern Europe, and the outlying parts of the Soviet Union itself. Against the opposition of the generals, Gorbachev and his allies struggled to modernize and democratize a system that had already reached the point of terminal decay. The apex of the drama came in August 1991 when a gang of generals, politicians, and secret policemen sought--by storming Moscow's White House--to reverse the course of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodric Braithwaite \u003c\/b\u003ewas based in Moscow from September 1988 to May 1992. He retains business and educational interests in Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860925579552,"sku":"9780300204186","price":86.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/OWTa_r4P0H9780300204186.webp?v=1781613906","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/across-the-moscow-river-the-world-turned-upside-down-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}